The first person in the UK to be convicted of a ‘cyber flashing’ offence has been jailed for 66 weeks after a judge warned him, she had a “duty to protect” victims. The sentence was passed down at Southend Crown Court after sending unsolicited explicit photos to a 15-year-old and a woman. The 39-year-old male, from Basildon, Essex, sent the victims digital pictures of his genitals on 9 February 2024.[1]
Cyber flashing refers to the sending of an unsolicited sexual image to people via social m
